I can't even imagine...
I am bored at work, playing solitaire and listening to the radio so as not to go insane. I have heard this song before "I can only imagine" but I never actually listened to it. I knew it was a religious song, and why it's on pop radio I wouldn't even know. I'm not going to go into how having a blatantly religious song is, in a way, along the same lines as Eminem saying faggot. I mean one is relatively positive depending on the individual making the statement, and the other is pretty much completely negative. However, they're both offensive in their own certain ways. That isn't my problem because I find Christina Aguillera to be offensive, but that is just me. My point is that upon a somewhat more serious listening to this song and its lyrics, I realized it's stupid. Here is an exert from it.
I can only imagine when that day comes,
And I find myself standing in the Son.
I can only imagine when all I WOULD do,
Is forever, forever worship You.
I can only imagine.
Surrounded by Your glory,
What will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus?
Or in awe of You be still?
Will I stand in Your presence?
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Hallelujah?
Will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine. (Can you imagine?)
Yeah, I can only imagine.
First off, from a strictly "musical" standpoint, the song sucks ass. It has two verses, that aren't very different, and a chorus. A very very repetitive and annoying chorus. Then from a religious standpoint, it's a stupid concept. But what religious song, or hymn isn't basically stupid. If you listen to the words, it's just some dude expressing how cool it will be to die and go to heaven. Well yeah, isn't that a given. That is one of the things that goes without saying, in the universe isn't it. Heaven Rocks Ass. We get it, we know it, why sing about it? I'm not going to go into my personal beliefs. I'll say I'm sort of a deist and leave it at that. I've never given it tons of thought to even worry about what I am.
I had a discussion with Allyson earlier tonight that made me listen to this song and realize its stupidity. I told her that I never put much thought into a good job, or saving for the future, or planning for the long run. Why? Because I didn't think I'd have a future. She said I was pessimistic. I can see that interpretation, but that isn't exactly the case. It's not like I was being defeatist or wanting to die. I just never thought I'd live all that long. It's also not like I thought I was going to get cancer, or get shot. I just figured something would eventually come along and kill me. So I never really tried that hard. Because I didn't want to put a lot of effort into "life" and then die and see it wasted. I just didn't want to regret dying is my main point here. Because dying is the only constant in our lives. You know you're gonna die, it's just a matter of timing. Believe me, I'm a huge "Why waste your time and effort for nothing" proponent. So now I'm older, and closer to dying. Now I don't know if I should try harder to make up for my past actions, or just let it ride. I mean nothing has changed really, except my likelihood of living has greatly diminished. In science it's called the "Law of diminishing returns". It's called a law because it's a constant. The longer you live, the less likely it is that you will live. Well, I've gotten off subject. So I'll stop the death talk, and focus on that crappy ass song.
Anyway, the song is retarded. Why? Because why would you imagine Heaven? And if you just set around imagining heaven, how great is life going? So you love God, great. Why are you so hung up on dying and dancing for him? He can see you right? Dance now. Plus, in the bible it says that heaven is just like earth. With grass and cows and everything. Well, I guess different people could interpret it differently, but that is what I've read. Now analyze it a little more. "I can only imagine when all I WOULD do, Is forever, forever worship You." If you're in heaven, would you really sit around and worship God? I really don't think so. I really hope not. I hope your eternal reward isn't an eternity in church. I would think that when you make it to heaven, all that crap is over, you win. Once you know God, once you've felt God, you would have an understanding of all things. At least I would think you would. With a grasp of all things, worshiping God wouldn't really matter. Ok, another stupid thing about this song: "I can only imagine. (Can you imagine?) I can only imagine." Now that is stupid. He's being rhetorical, and answering himself, and being stupid at the same time. That is more of a song thing, than a God thing though. Oh, and the absolute worst thing about this song......"I can only imagine when that day comes, And I find myself standing in the Son." Did you catch that? Yeah, that's right, he used a fucking pun. A PUN!!!!! Holy Shit! Why do I even turn the radio on. I should just play solitaire in silence and slowly go blind from the glare of the monitor. The sounds of silence are somehow more comforting than mainstream pop music. And that in itslef is discomforting.
I can only imagine when that day comes,
And I find myself standing in the Son.
I can only imagine when all I WOULD do,
Is forever, forever worship You.
I can only imagine.
Surrounded by Your glory,
What will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus?
Or in awe of You be still?
Will I stand in Your presence?
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Hallelujah?
Will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine. (Can you imagine?)
Yeah, I can only imagine.
First off, from a strictly "musical" standpoint, the song sucks ass. It has two verses, that aren't very different, and a chorus. A very very repetitive and annoying chorus. Then from a religious standpoint, it's a stupid concept. But what religious song, or hymn isn't basically stupid. If you listen to the words, it's just some dude expressing how cool it will be to die and go to heaven. Well yeah, isn't that a given. That is one of the things that goes without saying, in the universe isn't it. Heaven Rocks Ass. We get it, we know it, why sing about it? I'm not going to go into my personal beliefs. I'll say I'm sort of a deist and leave it at that. I've never given it tons of thought to even worry about what I am.
I had a discussion with Allyson earlier tonight that made me listen to this song and realize its stupidity. I told her that I never put much thought into a good job, or saving for the future, or planning for the long run. Why? Because I didn't think I'd have a future. She said I was pessimistic. I can see that interpretation, but that isn't exactly the case. It's not like I was being defeatist or wanting to die. I just never thought I'd live all that long. It's also not like I thought I was going to get cancer, or get shot. I just figured something would eventually come along and kill me. So I never really tried that hard. Because I didn't want to put a lot of effort into "life" and then die and see it wasted. I just didn't want to regret dying is my main point here. Because dying is the only constant in our lives. You know you're gonna die, it's just a matter of timing. Believe me, I'm a huge "Why waste your time and effort for nothing" proponent. So now I'm older, and closer to dying. Now I don't know if I should try harder to make up for my past actions, or just let it ride. I mean nothing has changed really, except my likelihood of living has greatly diminished. In science it's called the "Law of diminishing returns". It's called a law because it's a constant. The longer you live, the less likely it is that you will live. Well, I've gotten off subject. So I'll stop the death talk, and focus on that crappy ass song.
Anyway, the song is retarded. Why? Because why would you imagine Heaven? And if you just set around imagining heaven, how great is life going? So you love God, great. Why are you so hung up on dying and dancing for him? He can see you right? Dance now. Plus, in the bible it says that heaven is just like earth. With grass and cows and everything. Well, I guess different people could interpret it differently, but that is what I've read. Now analyze it a little more. "I can only imagine when all I WOULD do, Is forever, forever worship You." If you're in heaven, would you really sit around and worship God? I really don't think so. I really hope not. I hope your eternal reward isn't an eternity in church. I would think that when you make it to heaven, all that crap is over, you win. Once you know God, once you've felt God, you would have an understanding of all things. At least I would think you would. With a grasp of all things, worshiping God wouldn't really matter. Ok, another stupid thing about this song: "I can only imagine. (Can you imagine?) I can only imagine." Now that is stupid. He's being rhetorical, and answering himself, and being stupid at the same time. That is more of a song thing, than a God thing though. Oh, and the absolute worst thing about this song......"I can only imagine when that day comes, And I find myself standing in the Son." Did you catch that? Yeah, that's right, he used a fucking pun. A PUN!!!!! Holy Shit! Why do I even turn the radio on. I should just play solitaire in silence and slowly go blind from the glare of the monitor. The sounds of silence are somehow more comforting than mainstream pop music. And that in itslef is discomforting.